David and Bathsheba
Mighty as Goliath!
1951 • 123 min • Drama · Romance · History
Synopsis
King David enters into an adulterous affair with the beautiful Bathsheba, which has tragic consequences for his family and Israel.
Our family guide
Best from age 10- 100 Reviewers · 2 · 51%
- 58 Audience · 74 · 49%
King David, a man of faith and power, falls for Bathsheba, the wife of a loyal soldier. Their forbidden love leads to deception and tragic consequences for them and the kingdom. The film explores themes of temptation, repentance, and divine judgment.
- Violence & peril
- 3/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 1/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 4/10
- Scary moments
- 2/10
Heads up
- Infidelity as a central theme
- Some mild battle scenes
- Emotional distress and loss
What it models well
- Faith and repentance
- Consequences of actions
- Divine justice
Talk about it after
- Moral choices and their impact
- Forgiveness and redemption
- Leadership and responsibility
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Top billed cast
Director: Henry King • Crew: Philip Dunne
Trailers & clips
David and Bathsheba - Trailer
DAVID AND BATHSHEBA TRAILER
Reviewer notes
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersRight from the opening bars of Alfred Newman's (overpowering) score, this has Darryl F. Zanuck all over it. Rousing music, grand structures, glittering costumes and a cast that, well, must have had spare capacity on their contracts.…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersI have to admit that I greatly enjoy the swords-and-sandals genre, whether of Christianity or of other types. This was solidly directed by King and had strong performances by Peck, Hayward and Massey, and was greatly touching at the end when David discovers the overwhelming and incredible power of forgiveness, particularly he of himself.…
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 5.8/10 (74)
- Age rating
- PG
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $2,170,000
- IMDb
- tt0043455
